The day book. (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, December 16, 1913, Image 15

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ryppa'iiiigiy!iiy,Tf- -I wonder if she has really forgottenthe cross words he said this morning or if she is. like me and eagerlyaccepts every attention hugs it toher heart and makes the most of itand tries to forget the hurts because she loves him.(To Be Continued Tomorrow.)SHE IS THE LEADING WOMANBOOK AUTHORITYBelle Greene.Miss Belle George, secretary -andlibrarian of the late 'J. Pierpont Morgan, is said to be the leading womanauthority on libraries tqday. Shemakes a practice of attending all theimportant book sales. ,Her judgment is considered preeminent. During Morgan'slif e timeMiss Greene assisted him in fillinghis wonderful library withthe priceless collections of books and manuscripts which it contains.At his death he bequeathed her50,000 in cash and stipulated thatshe should remain as .librarian during her lifetime.THE LOAFERBy tierton BraleyThere's such a lot of things to seeIn all the world surrounding me,So very much that's going onThat I can find to gaze upon,So many sights to fill my eyeI scarcely feel the days go by.The man who's digging in the street,The crowd that moves with hurryingfeet,The teamster, blacked and full of ire,The firemen clanging to a fire,It keeps me busy, goodness knowsTo note how life about me goes.And then, of course, I inust keeptrackOf every daring steeplejackAnd watch him as he labors thereSo coolly fair, far up in airIt's worth the while to see him climb,And yet it takes a lot of time.With all these sights and plenty moreI never find my life a bore";I keep so busy night and dayIn watching others work awayTo earn their meed of goodly pelfI have no time to work myself!DIARY OF FATHER TIMEThe publication of official figuresto prove that London is drinkingmore than ever before reminds me ofhow careful the authorities in thepast were that London should notmiss its full share of ale. In the 16thcentury, if the mayor learned thatany brewer had ceased to, brew, thecity council was empowered to takeover the business as a going concern,and to see that it was kept going.And for four centuries thereafterthe cry was for beer. There is onrecord a petition of 1673, for instance, praying that tea, coffee, andbrandy be banned. The petitionersreasoned that the laborers needed"good, strong beer and ale, which refreshed their bodies and neither didthem harm or hindered their work."Besides, they argued; it cost littleand was made of home-grown grain".iI" -- -'- -nnr-r-" " - 3